Lesson No.1

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Wednesday, August 29

GROW UP THROW UP (UPDATED)

Back from a break over the season formerly known as summer, the first Lesson No.1 action of the autumn sees an endorsement for a lesser known love of ours: punk fucking rock. So without further ado, here's what to expect from your dollars on Thursday September 20 (in association with the fine people of the Dead Souls Collective)...

Toronto quintet Brutal Knights dish out raging garage punk mayhem with frequently hilarious lyrical content. Responsible for a clutch of seven-inches and two albums on the Deranged label (Fucked Up, Career Suicide, Tranzmitors, etc), this is their first UK tour. Ex-members of Teen Crud Combo and Hacksaw; for fans of New Bomb Turks, Dwarves, Angry Samoans, etc. The singer is also a stand-up comedian in his spare time! Versatile. Tunes? Yessiree.

It would also be wholly irresponsible not to pass on the lyrics to the Brutal Knights song which, metaphorically, tipped the balance on this show happening:

FAKE YOUTHToo many pixie haircutsToo many hot, shitty girlfriendsI have had both these thingsExcept for pixie haircutsYour haircut is a joke The punchline is you're balding Shave your head Become skinheadOr you I'll be insultingFake youth, I break toothYour manhood: I want proofFake youth, break toothYou can't handle the truthYou have the face of failed wizardAnd the body of a forest nymphYou have zits; you're forty oneShoot yourself in the face with a gun Your haircut is a joke The punchline is you're balding Shave your head Become skinheadOr you I'll be insultingFake youthYour haircutFake youth

BK also list their influences as (deep breath): fear (not that band), the need to feel accepted, food, our parents, men hugging, asses, peer pressure, music scenes, people making scenes, jews, rap and metal (seriously), sexuality, Steve Bennett, the power of suggestion, Starbucks, the Christmas spirit, gay bands from around the world".

AMEN.

Lovvers hail from Nottingham and are one of a number of bands to form from the splintered membership of The Murder Of Rosa Luxemburg. Lovvers have released two seven-inch singles on the Jonson Family label, both of which have expressed a love for lurching garage rock and the pre-Pearl Jam grunge scene, among a bigger bag of influences. They also have a fearsome reputation for bringing it live in messy fashion. Get lovving.

Last but not least, to mine the phrase cliche book, are Capital. This is gonna be the debut show for these guys, who feature ex-State Run and current Savage Henry personnel and promise something located in the disputed territory of Moss Icon, Fugazi and Sonic Youth. The name is probably to be changed at some point, as there's a band on Revelation with the same moniker, but forget about them for now. No online presence yet to our knowledge, but it's ex-State Run. So, erm, come on!

And while we're here, check out the upcoming shows top left of this very page for details of the return of DJ Scotch Egg (as part of Huw Stephens' rather awesome looking Sŵn festival) and, later in the year, Qui, who - for those wondering - are the smart new vehicle of David Yow from The Jesus Lizard/Scratch Acid! Legendary business.

***UPDATE: A Kid Called Power have had to pull out of the Brutal Knights gig at short notice due to work commitments or something. Lt Meat is hopefully replacing them.***